Treasure Data Fluent Bit 1.7.1 flb_msgpack_gelf_value_ext heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Treasure Data Fluent Bit 1.7.1. Affected by this vulnerability is the function flb_msgpack_gelf_value_ext. The manipulation results in heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2021-46879. There is no exploit available. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Treasure Data Fluent Bit 1.7.1. It has been classified as critical. Affected is the function flb_msgpack_gelf_value_ext. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in Treasure Data Fluent Bit 1.7.1, a wrong variable is used to get the msgpack data resulting in a heap overflow in flb_msgpack_gelf_value_ext. An attacker can craft a malicious file and tick the victim to open the file with the software, triggering a heap overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness was shared 04/11/2023. The advisory is available at bugs.chromium.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2021-46879 since 03/29/2023. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

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Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Local: Yes
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Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

03/29/2023 🔍
04/11/2023 +13 days 🔍
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02/12/2025 +672 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bugs.chromium.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-46879 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-46879
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-225654

Entryinfo

Created: 04/11/2023 21:25
Updated: 02/12/2025 00:29
Changes: 04/11/2023 21:25 (40), 02/12/2025 00:29 (26)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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